 <div id="featured-post">
        <?php 
		$featureposts = new WP_Query();
		$featureposts->query('showposts=1&cat=8&orderby=rand');
				
		while($featureposts->have_posts()) : $featureposts->the_post();      
  		?>
                  <h2>Featured Post</h2>
                  <a href="#"><img src="<?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID,'thumbnail',true);?>" alt="Featured Image" /></a>
                  <h1><a href="<?php the_permalink();?>"><?php the_title();?></a></h1>
                  <p>
                 <?php the_content();?>
                  </p>
		<?php  endwhile; ?>
</div><!--End .#featured-post-->
